Hosea Surname
Approximately 30,903 people bear this surname
Hosea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12,082 | 1:14,662 | 1,448 |
| Tanzania | 11,123 | 1:4,760 | 644 |
| United States | 2,176 | 1:166,571 | 16,899 |
| Kenya | 1,341 | 1:34,437 | 3,728 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,253 | 1:6,507 | 425 |
| Indonesia | 899 | 1:147,107 | 14,485 |
| Namibia | 764 | 1:3,154 | 532 |
| Vanuatu | 354 | 1:744 | 168 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Israel | 149 | 1:57,434 | 7,375 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| England | 71 | 1:784,761 | 42,668 |
| Guyana | 66 | 1:11,549 | 1,659 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| India | 59 | 1:13,001,108 | 227,026 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| Cambodia | 10 | 1:1,548,715 | 6,449 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Cook Islands | 7 | 1:2,597 | 656 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 59 | 1:63,444 | 3,911 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:120,647 | 5,000 |
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 370 | 1:135,726 | 12,894 |
The alternate forms: Hoséa (2) are calculated separately.
Hosea (64,859) may also be a first name.
Hosea Demographics
Average Hosea Salary in
United States
$41,838 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hosea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hosea Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hosea occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Hoséa. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hosea? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 17,880th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,820 people. Hosea is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Hosea live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 39 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hosea is also the 14,834th most numerous given name in the world, held by 64,859 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12,082 people, or 1 in 14,662. In Nigeria Hosea is most frequent in: Kaduna, where 19 percent live, Plateau, where 19 percent live and Taraba, where 17 percent live. Not including Nigeria Hosea is found in 49 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 36 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Hosea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hosea has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hosea surname expanded 588 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,014 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 61 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hosea Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (95%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Hosea surname are 12.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.15% registered with the political party.
The amount Hosea earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 29.87% less than the national average, earning R 166,656 per year; in United States they earn 3.04% less than the national average, earning $41,838 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.46% less than the national average, earning $43,492 CAD per year.
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Hosea Reference & Research
Hosier DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Hosey FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Hosey FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Hosier FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hosea
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis